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in hope and change was obama. in 2012, rime has talked about -- romney has talked about his five points for the economic plan, cut taxes and create more jobs so that there's more taxpayers able to create the revenue -- >> how do those more jobs get created? >> it's repeal obama care which is going to cost trillions of dollars in new regulations and all kinds of problems. and there's instability among small business owners. >> how about that? >> wait. wait. wait. wait. >> i have a question. [laughter] >> why is it, for example, that mitt romney says -- and i heard you say this on your show, but months ago, not against access for women to contraceptives? >> that's right? >> on the other hand -- no, that's true with the caveat that's for women that can afford to pay for it by themselves. why doesn't he just say that, you know, we are not going to pay, we are for access for women that can pay for it for themselves and women who cannot afford it, too bad. >> it's not that. there's plenty of access for women that cannot
in hope and change was obama. in 2012, rime has talked about -- romney has talked about his five points for the economic plan, cut taxes and create more jobs so that there's more taxpayers able to create the revenue -- >> how do those more jobs get created? >> it's repeal obama care which is going to cost trillions of dollars in new regulations and all kinds of problems. and there's instability among small business owners. >> how about that? >> wait. wait. wait. wait....
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. >> from the very beginning the obama campaigned four years and met with all of the first actors in the first year he would sit down with chavez and kim jung il, with castro, and with president ahmadinejad of iran. >> nothing governor romney just said is true. starting with this notion of me apologizing. >> this has been probably the biggest whopper that has been told during the c campaign. >> joining me in new york is tina brown, editor in chief of the daily beast. peep. very disappointing. >> talking about europe and stuff -- >> rose: you can say it affects the u.s. economy and the economic recovery or threatens the u.s. economy if they can't get it right. >> there is also the one moment in which the president, romney kept saying, look, you can attack me but that is not a proposal for the future, did that score? what was the best line that romney had during the evening? anybody? >> you can't attack me was clearly his go to line. >> rose: right. >> if the president attacked, other than that, i can't think of any real standout lines that governor romney had. i don't think he wanted
. >> from the very beginning the obama campaigned four years and met with all of the first actors in the first year he would sit down with chavez and kim jung il, with castro, and with president ahmadinejad of iran. >> nothing governor romney just said is true. starting with this notion of me apologizing. >> this has been probably the biggest whopper that has been told during the c campaign. >> joining me in new york is tina brown, editor in chief of the daily beast....
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wade than would barack obama. i think that it is clear, however, that he would not do anything to outlaw abortion in cases of rape, incest or life of the mother being endangered. i think we know that from the exchanges to date. and so you can say he's had more positions across time, and his position -- you can mark different points in the calendar across his life. >> i do think that the public, by and large, perceives the fact that he has made more 180 degree turns than a whirling dervish. i read this comment online at "the washington post," a reader who said that, "romney has thrown limbaugh, rick perry, allen west and all the other tea party people under a freight train by essentially saying he would govern as president obama governs." that's what he, in effect, he said this past last debate. what about that? >> why would anyone believe that? yes, he said that and yes he did it to convey the impression that the old mitt romney from the primaries was just something he had to do to appease his tea party base. why
wade than would barack obama. i think that it is clear, however, that he would not do anything to outlaw abortion in cases of rape, incest or life of the mother being endangered. i think we know that from the exchanges to date. and so you can say he's had more positions across time, and his position -- you can mark different points in the calendar across his life. >> i do think that the public, by and large, perceives the fact that he has made more 180 degree turns than a whirling...
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president obama was ready after the first debate. he called him out, saying you've had this position before and -- gwen: romnesia. but this puzzled me, some thought romney won all the debates. he had the most to 2k3w5eu7b89 >> just by standing there next to the commander in chief you raise your level because you are actually going toe to toe with the commander in chief -- chief on questions of foreign policy. and interesting, during the debate i was getting all these emails from conservative republicans, one of whom said i'm going to go have another bourbon right now particularly after the president said withdraw from afghanistan on this timetable without questioning it or talking about the commanders on the ground and all the rest. so it was -- well, to me all the sort of neo-cons -- gwen: did that bother them? >> yes. but they're not about to say anything right now. kind of holding their fire. >> partisans and foreign policy experts by myself were really expecting the clash of world views. when you get to a debate, you really want
president obama was ready after the first debate. he called him out, saying you've had this position before and -- gwen: romnesia. but this puzzled me, some thought romney won all the debates. he had the most to 2k3w5eu7b89 >> just by standing there next to the commander in chief you raise your level because you are actually going toe to toe with the commander in chief -- chief on questions of foreign policy. and interesting, during the debate i was getting all these emails from...
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how important -- including michelle obama. how important are the candidates' wives at wooing the woman vote? >> off the charts. that is why michelle obama has been on every woman programming show. and mitt romney's wife is doing the same thing. many view the candidates' wives as better campaigners, better campaigners and connectors to these middle-class women down their husbands. you will see them continuing to do what they do, both to rally their respective bases, but again, to try to convince the undecided women to go with their husbands. >> kelly, thank you still to come on tonight's program, if you think u.s. policy is a slugfest, we will take you to the ukraine where an aunt -- where a fighter is now fighting for his party. an historic agreement on protecting the huge antarctic can hardly be reached in the next week. there are still differences over how to protect this unique ecosystem. >> there is nowhere else on earth like it. the antarctic, home to paint with, wales, and seals, it has been described as the most perfect
how important -- including michelle obama. how important are the candidates' wives at wooing the woman vote? >> off the charts. that is why michelle obama has been on every woman programming show. and mitt romney's wife is doing the same thing. many view the candidates' wives as better campaigners, better campaigners and connectors to these middle-class women down their husbands. you will see them continuing to do what they do, both to rally their respective bases, but again, to try to...
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-- ahead of barack obama. tightening? yes, but hardly -- >> romney was dead in the water before that first debate. he had a surge. i tended to think that the searches over -- surge is over. but that is what made him a contender. >> what is it about that debate that changed the tide? is this's arrogance single biggest problem. it showed him a sleepy, sort of why am i here? even in the last debate, which he won, but he was a bit too much of a put down artist, and that especially with women voters is a problem. >> it wasn't just that obama did poorly. it is that romney did well and became, as mark said, moderate mitt. that is where people in the republican party traditionally .ove after the primary da he had been savaged by obama in an avalanche of ads, and he redeemed himself in that debate. >> we have this fiscal problems of living on january 2 report by the national association of manufacturers saying that the fiscal cliff is already hurting the economy. more than 80 ceo's are coming to put heat on congress. where is this
-- ahead of barack obama. tightening? yes, but hardly -- >> romney was dead in the water before that first debate. he had a surge. i tended to think that the searches over -- surge is over. but that is what made him a contender. >> what is it about that debate that changed the tide? is this's arrogance single biggest problem. it showed him a sleepy, sort of why am i here? even in the last debate, which he won, but he was a bit too much of a put down artist, and that especially with...
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obama says that iran will not get a nuclear weapon. governor romney would not declare china currency manipulator and find a waan to say it was not necessarily because no american president has veered very much from the policy of engagement. >> he suggested we have not seen a debate change the direct -- trajectory of erases much as the first debate. >> i am cautious making predictions because we all thought that the divisions were reestablished. it was hard to know that people are still waiting to hear. if we saw a dramatic change in the polls, half of the way that president obama had a lackluster showing. we don't know what might happen in these 90 minutes which is why we watch, historically, the third debates have less scoring power. god you just got back from china, this race is very tight and at the moment. people watching around the world simply can't vote -- not believe that barack obama might lose. >> they don't have disputed elections there very often, but i was working in beijing during the mccain racing and people were assumin
obama says that iran will not get a nuclear weapon. governor romney would not declare china currency manipulator and find a waan to say it was not necessarily because no american president has veered very much from the policy of engagement. >> he suggested we have not seen a debate change the direct -- trajectory of erases much as the first debate. >> i am cautious making predictions because we all thought that the divisions were reestablished. it was hard to know that people are...
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florida and washington dc, president obama and governor romney faced each other in the third and final debate. many saw this as the defining moment for each of the candidate before americans make their decision on election day november 6th, next two weeks will be devoted to mobilizing voters in key battleground states, ohio in particular shaping up to be an election decider, although as cbs news poll this morning showed the president maintains an advantage there, governor romney is gaining, tonight in boca raton, florida the focus was on foreign policy, both candidate also pressed on their domestic policy talking points. >> governor romney i am glad that you recognize that al qaeda is a threat, because a few month ago when asked was is the biggest geo political face facing america you said russia. >> russia indicated is a geo political foe. >> excuse me, as the geo political foe and i said in the same paragraph i said and iran is the greatest national security threat we face. russia does continue to battle us in the u.n. time and time again, i have clear eyes on, this i am not going to
florida and washington dc, president obama and governor romney faced each other in the third and final debate. many saw this as the defining moment for each of the candidate before americans make their decision on election day november 6th, next two weeks will be devoted to mobilizing voters in key battleground states, ohio in particular shaping up to be an election decider, although as cbs news poll this morning showed the president maintains an advantage there, governor romney is gaining,...
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and barack obama, he's actually saying, you know what? i don't think that that equation works and is automatic. and actually, in saying that, the plutocrats are not wrong to detect there a very powerful ideological challenge. >> if the plutocrats keep on winning, if they manage to avoid tax reform, if they keep low regulation, if they get a president who is sympathetic to them, or even enables them, what's ahead for us? >> well, i mean, i fear that what's ahead is just the continuous worsening of the situation. you know, what we've seen in our lifetime, even since we've come back from russia, is this des nation of the middle class in america. if we continue on this path what we'll end up with is, you know, is russia or some other third world country where, again, you have this handful of people who are -- who are protected. and who have expanding wealth, and then there's just this sort of massive population of everybody else, and that's what i worry about. >> i would like to really issue a clarion call to progressives. because i think thi
and barack obama, he's actually saying, you know what? i don't think that that equation works and is automatic. and actually, in saying that, the plutocrats are not wrong to detect there a very powerful ideological challenge. >> if the plutocrats keep on winning, if they manage to avoid tax reform, if they keep low regulation, if they get a president who is sympathetic to them, or even enables them, what's ahead for us? >> well, i mean, i fear that what's ahead is just the...
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how much does romney cut into obama's support? , to do latino voters think about immigration being a key issue -- how much do latino voters think about immigration being a key issue? there was a poll that showed among the general population, and i will be off by a little bit, 89% were certain they would vote. among latino voters, it was a 10-point drop off. that is a big deal. let's add florida to that list, too. iowa, at one point you have got at north carolina. he is thinking, we have got to pump that turnout. tavis: i agree with you. when a race is this close, turnout becomes key. in that regard, mr. romney has momentum over the last weeks. mr. obama came back in the second debate and made it an interesting contest. there will be a lot of talk in the coming days about what happened tonight. my sense is tonight will have been the least-watched debate. >> i agree. it is foreign policy. tavis: monday night football. i raise that because i want to come to this point about turnout. mr. romney has been gaining steam, no doubt about i
how much does romney cut into obama's support? , to do latino voters think about immigration being a key issue -- how much do latino voters think about immigration being a key issue? there was a poll that showed among the general population, and i will be off by a little bit, 89% were certain they would vote. among latino voters, it was a 10-point drop off. that is a big deal. let's add florida to that list, too. iowa, at one point you have got at north carolina. he is thinking, we have got to...
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obama's campaign. former president bill clinton who will visit ohio next week with the president pointed to the plant's success as this summer's democratic party conventions in charlotte. >> the auto industry restructuring worked. it saved-- it saved more than a million jobs, and not just at gm, chrysler and their dealerships, but in uta parts manufacturing all over the country. >> reporter: today the lords town plant churns out the chevrolet cruz,ut, cotry's best selling compaq car, to meet demands it's gone from one shift a day to three, and round-the-clock production. dave green is president of the local united auto workers union. >> but the whole economy will benefit from this because our parts suppliers, the people who work there are out shopping at the stores, they are paying tacks, you know, they're investing in their community. >> reporter: the auto industry employs one out of every eight workers in the state. youngstown is the largest city in the region and reaped many of the benefits. it's no
obama's campaign. former president bill clinton who will visit ohio next week with the president pointed to the plant's success as this summer's democratic party conventions in charlotte. >> the auto industry restructuring worked. it saved-- it saved more than a million jobs, and not just at gm, chrysler and their dealerships, but in uta parts manufacturing all over the country. >> reporter: today the lords town plant churns out the chevrolet cruz,ut, cotry's best selling compaq...
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romney is tied 47% with obama about the vote. this is about our pocketbooks and bank accounts and jobs and women has been effected with the jobless rate under president obama and that's what it's about. it's not working. >> i don't think it's funniy at all. it's not funny because we are not going to fall for it in the end. women were told that the reason why republicans wanted to get into congress is because they wanted to do something about the debt. they got in there and immediately attacked the plan on parenthood. they passed 26 laws in hundreds of states. they have here a woman who is attacked, called a slut for wanting access to contraception and a candidate that just said, i wouldn't phrased it that way. exactly how would he have phrased it? >> that's a false narrative. >> i don't want to get off the topic of women -- okay. i will give you that time. i want to get to the impact on swing voters so-called by "the new york times" waitress moms and what is this going to do to the pitch battle in ohio, in florida, in virginia fo
romney is tied 47% with obama about the vote. this is about our pocketbooks and bank accounts and jobs and women has been effected with the jobless rate under president obama and that's what it's about. it's not working. >> i don't think it's funniy at all. it's not funny because we are not going to fall for it in the end. women were told that the reason why republicans wanted to get into congress is because they wanted to do something about the debt. they got in there and immediately...
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let's assume president obama is reelected to the fiscal cliff. give us what you think is possible. >> okay. as you know, just to put it in context, we are at a place where in -- in order to raise the debt ceiling the republican agreed to -- well, everybody agreed to but the republicans all voted for, including the leadership a plan where we would have a super committee which would reduce the deficit by x amount of dollars and if not, we would go to a place where there would be a firewall between five and a half billion -- $500 billion, defense, domestic, just to put it in -- >> rose: right. >> not the best way to go about it, we should have been able to do it in the super committee but in order to do that, you have to have revenue. now, all of these people, the ceos -- >> rose: all say you need revenue -- >> all missing in action. no they are wonderful on that score but all missing in action when this step was being amassed. >> rose: in other words they needed to lean on people to say we can't do this without more revenue? >> right. and some of t
let's assume president obama is reelected to the fiscal cliff. give us what you think is possible. >> okay. as you know, just to put it in context, we are at a place where in -- in order to raise the debt ceiling the republican agreed to -- well, everybody agreed to but the republicans all voted for, including the leadership a plan where we would have a super committee which would reduce the deficit by x amount of dollars and if not, we would go to a place where there would be a firewall...
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obama knows that. i guess that he'd say i'm ready for a negotiated solution that will put limits on iran's program. he'll almost, i would guess, push romney to see whether he's willing to respond in a similarly forth coming way. it will be a fascinating moment tonight. what about that? is romney ready to negotiate? i would think that if romney absolutely rejects negotiations and this is a matter for us and israel and, you know, if if it's a very hard-line answer that might be a problem for him. >> brown: trudy rubin, come back to the issue that david ignatius brought up. the larger question about america's role in the world which will be on the table tonight. the kind of questions, you know, the idea of american exceptionalism. witwhat is our strength and weakness? what should we be projecting? we heard romney talking about shaping history, leading from behind. all of that. what do you want to hear on these issues? what's the way to frame them tonight? >> i think when one is looking at what romney has
obama knows that. i guess that he'd say i'm ready for a negotiated solution that will put limits on iran's program. he'll almost, i would guess, push romney to see whether he's willing to respond in a similarly forth coming way. it will be a fascinating moment tonight. what about that? is romney ready to negotiate? i would think that if romney absolutely rejects negotiations and this is a matter for us and israel and, you know, if if it's a very hard-line answer that might be a problem for him....
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barack obama is cold. that kind of thing. >> i don't mean citizens and i don't mean members of our armed citizens and i don't mean southern whites. >> but, he has to do is reinforce the existing idea of who you are out there. >> the hotel california, you can check in, but you can never -- >> trust the staff with your valuables. >> that is true anywhere. >> but especially california, and j.k., north mexico. -- a.k.a., north mexico. >> is more about his turn, professorial facade. >> with me always is my and burk translator. after the recent town hall debate and the town halt -- the town hall debate -- >> i've got my sweater back. >> when you do make a joke, it has the risk of offending a lot of people. on the iran, most canadians do not care if they have offended you, and that is -- on the other hand, most comedians and do not care if they have offended you. that is where, it gives them strength. >> that is it for our newshour. thanks so much for watching. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news.
barack obama is cold. that kind of thing. >> i don't mean citizens and i don't mean members of our armed citizens and i don't mean southern whites. >> but, he has to do is reinforce the existing idea of who you are out there. >> the hotel california, you can check in, but you can never -- >> trust the staff with your valuables. >> that is true anywhere. >> but especially california, and j.k., north mexico. -- a.k.a., north mexico. >> is more about his...
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and his name was barack obama. and i go by barry so that i don't have to explain my name all the time, and go into a long explanation of myself." and so i said, "well, if your name is barack obama, i'm going to call you barack obama because i like that name. >> narrator: in the school's literary magazine, barry now identified himself as barack obama. >> i think the word "barack" is absolutely essential to that identity of being, "i am a man. i am a man with a future. i need to be prepared for whatever that is going to be. i don't know the answers yet. but i sure as heck know i won't get there if i hang out and take things for granted and just be kind of a smart guy." >> narrator: but barack was restless at occidental. he decided it was time to leave. he would transfer to columbia university in new york city. >> one day he told me he was transferring to columbia. he had, i think, a need for a more expansive environment, more stimulating urban environment to grow intellectually. so that was his choice. >> he needed t
and his name was barack obama. and i go by barry so that i don't have to explain my name all the time, and go into a long explanation of myself." and so i said, "well, if your name is barack obama, i'm going to call you barack obama because i like that name. >> narrator: in the school's literary magazine, barry now identified himself as barack obama. >> i think the word "barack" is absolutely essential to that identity of being, "i am a man. i am a man with...
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and was it barack obama trying to do, mark. >> i think barack obama was reflecting the reality of the polls, that it's been slipping and heading in the other direction, trying to change the trajectory of the race. i thought he made a strong case against mitt romney. he was obviously not hesitating to go personal upon him. i agree with david, they felt they had to disagree even though there wasn't disagreement. but one thing they didn't disagree on was the argue over who cares more and loves israel more. i got 22 mentions of israel, 0 of europe, 0 of asia, other than china. japan went unmentioned. india went unmentioned. you know. >> ifill: you start the list, to you go to mexico, every -- >> the entire north american continent. >> mali had a very good night. >> it came up several times. >> woodruff: david, it did seem to me that mitt romney had a clear strategy of not trying to get-- not only not get rattled, but to be agreeable, to be as you said a minute ago, presidential, above the fray. i think i counted at least three or four times where he said stepping back here, to take a bigg
and was it barack obama trying to do, mark. >> i think barack obama was reflecting the reality of the polls, that it's been slipping and heading in the other direction, trying to change the trajectory of the race. i thought he made a strong case against mitt romney. he was obviously not hesitating to go personal upon him. i agree with david, they felt they had to disagree even though there wasn't disagreement. but one thing they didn't disagree on was the argue over who cares more and...
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there has been a great debate about obama care. the president says he now likes the name obamacare, so i will call it obamacare. there was a great debate. there was a suggestion that we do not need obamacare. he went on to suggest that if something happens to you and they rush to to the hospital, they are not going to turn you away. they are going to be there for you. for those who actually see public hospitals or our system in that way, that is, something tragic and traumatic happens to you, the hospital will not turn you away, what do you say to mitt romney or people who view that system in that way? >> when we started developing the approach to the film, ultimately, the storytelling project set that tone. it was going to be and a political film and we were not and have -- we were not going to have that narration or text. that decision turned out to be a powerful decision. what we decided to do was train the lens on the waiting room, follow people during their day- to-day, navigating without access to the health care that the res
there has been a great debate about obama care. the president says he now likes the name obamacare, so i will call it obamacare. there was a great debate. there was a suggestion that we do not need obamacare. he went on to suggest that if something happens to you and they rush to to the hospital, they are not going to turn you away. they are going to be there for you. for those who actually see public hospitals or our system in that way, that is, something tragic and traumatic happens to you,...
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president obama had been in orlando, florida, last night. he delivered pizzas to a local campaign office but called off an appearance there today with former president clinton. >> which means that, you know, that's going to be putting a little bit more burden on folks in the field because i'm not going to be able to campaign quite as much over the next couple of days. >> woodruff: still neither side could afford to let sandy derail all campaigning. so mr. clinton soldiers on in his absence. >> i say let's give the jobs to the man who has done the job so he can finish the job. >> woodruff: in his white house statement on the hurricane tod today, the president said politics would simply take a back seat for now. >> i am not worried at this point about the impact on the election. i'm worried about the impact on families. i'm worry about the impact on our first responders. i'm worried about the impact on our economy. and on transportation. the election will take care of itself next week. >> woodruff: in all, the hurricane forced cancellation of
president obama had been in orlando, florida, last night. he delivered pizzas to a local campaign office but called off an appearance there today with former president clinton. >> which means that, you know, that's going to be putting a little bit more burden on folks in the field because i'm not going to be able to campaign quite as much over the next couple of days. >> woodruff: still neither side could afford to let sandy derail all campaigning. so mr. clinton soldiers on in his...
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meanwhile, the obama campaign announced today that former president clinton will join president obama in florida, ohio and virginia next week. and for more on the money being poured into the presidential contest, we turn to margaret warner. >> warner: if you live in a battleground state, chances are you've already seen the ads we just showed, probably more than once. ad spending by the presidential campaigns, the parties and the outside groups supporting them continues to far exceed the pace in 2008. combined, they've reportedly spent upwards of $900 million on tv ads, much of it in nine battleground states. according to the ad tracking firm kantar media c-mag, at least $44 million has gone to iowa, $45 million in nevada, $101 million in virginia, and, in ohio, a whopping $116 million. the newshour is partnering with kantar media c-mag and n.p.r. to sort through these numbers, and we're joined by mara liasson of n.p.r. to look at what the ad spending figures tell us about the shape of the race. mara, so nice to have you. >> nice to be here. >> warner: so what do these ad spending numb
meanwhile, the obama campaign announced today that former president clinton will join president obama in florida, ohio and virginia next week. and for more on the money being poured into the presidential contest, we turn to margaret warner. >> warner: if you live in a battleground state, chances are you've already seen the ads we just showed, probably more than once. ad spending by the presidential campaigns, the parties and the outside groups supporting them continues to far exceed the...
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the turnout looks good thus far for obama. there is some concern that african-american turnout will go down to 2004 levels rather than the 2008 levels. the google search data thus far says the composition of the electorate will look pretty much like the 2008 electorate, which was favorable to obama. >> and do you think both campaigns are studying google searches in the swing state markets right now, and if not, should they be? >> they definitely should be. there's a lot of information -- powerful information in this data set. they could potentially have at every town and every city in every swing state they could be mapping interest in voting -- interest in voting behavior. they could use this to allocate their voter mobilization efforts. they could see where stories are catching on and use that to maximize advertising effects. so there's definitely tons of stuff they can use this data for. >> and i'll bet they are listening to you right now. thanks very much indeed. >> thanks so much for having me, laura. >> now the u.s. pres
the turnout looks good thus far for obama. there is some concern that african-american turnout will go down to 2004 levels rather than the 2008 levels. the google search data thus far says the composition of the electorate will look pretty much like the 2008 electorate, which was favorable to obama. >> and do you think both campaigns are studying google searches in the swing state markets right now, and if not, should they be? >> they definitely should be. there's a lot of...
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obama also had wanted to keep troops in iraq. but could not get baghdad to guarantee them legal immunity. >> there was an effort on the part of the president to have a status of forces agreement. i concurred with that and said we should some number of troops stay on. that was something i concurred with. that was your posture and mine as well. you thought it should have been 5,000 troops. i thought it should have been more troops. the answer was we got no troops whatsoever. >> just a few weeks ago you indicated that we should still have troops in iraq. >> i'm sorry. i indicated... >> warner: last november, joint chiefs chairman martin dempsey told a senate committee the obama administration wanted to keep about 3,000 troops in iraq if there had been a status of forces agreement. you can watch the entire debate on our home >> woodruff: you can watch the entire debate on our home page, and find our analysis there,o. >> ifill: another topic raised last night: the cost of slashing the federal government. congress agreed to deep across
obama also had wanted to keep troops in iraq. but could not get baghdad to guarantee them legal immunity. >> there was an effort on the part of the president to have a status of forces agreement. i concurred with that and said we should some number of troops stay on. that was something i concurred with. that was your posture and mine as well. you thought it should have been 5,000 troops. i thought it should have been more troops. the answer was we got no troops whatsoever. >> just a...
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clearing up the mess for the obama campaign is far trickier. the first debate defeat for him really mattered and changed the nature of the race. they are now into the homestretch. america votes in two weeks' time. >> for more on the topics addressed in last night's debate, i spoke a brief time ago with the foreign affairs columnist for the "washington post." did you see any major differences between the candidates on foreign policy? >> there were very few. what was striking was how sharply mitt romney tacked toward the center, even compared with his foreign-policy address of two weeks ago. i thought the major point of difference was on military spending. romney made a point of saying that he would spend more, restore cuts that obama is proposing. obama was insisting that the cuts were appropriate and that there is a need to make room for new weapons systems. i thought there was a little bit of difference in the way they talked about russia. obama tried to catch mitt romney in his statement that russia is our biggest adversary. i think that mitt
clearing up the mess for the obama campaign is far trickier. the first debate defeat for him really mattered and changed the nature of the race. they are now into the homestretch. america votes in two weeks' time. >> for more on the topics addressed in last night's debate, i spoke a brief time ago with the foreign affairs columnist for the "washington post." did you see any major differences between the candidates on foreign policy? >> there were very few. what was...
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obama to mr. romney and that doesn't seem to be happening right now. i think it ought to be hurting the campaign a bit. >> mark, very briefly. this is really a chance for the president to explore that illusive quality of presidential leadership in the campaign. >> this is what -- who deserves to be president. people are looking towards him, how does he lead, how does he speak for america? it's a real opportunity for him, but if he gets it wrong, that is a very big black mark just days away from the election. >> yeah, this storm, no one knows how it will play out politically. thank you both very much. you're watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program -- as china gets ready to hand over power to a new generation, the residents of one rural village talk about their expectations. >> a former bbc governor says that jimmy was kept away from children in need. jones, who was chairman of the charity, said he had suspicions about the former tv star a decade ago. his comments come on the day of whether the corporation's child protection
obama to mr. romney and that doesn't seem to be happening right now. i think it ought to be hurting the campaign a bit. >> mark, very briefly. this is really a chance for the president to explore that illusive quality of presidential leadership in the campaign. >> this is what -- who deserves to be president. people are looking towards him, how does he lead, how does he speak for america? it's a real opportunity for him, but if he gets it wrong, that is a very big black mark just...
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with me in new york, general jim jones, former national security advisor for president obama. i am pleased to have each of them here on this program to talk about this important topic. michael tell me what the essential argument is that you are outlining in this piece. >> well, yes, the essential argument of the piece is that the current u.s. strategic posture is unsustainable. we have a de facto strategic paradigm that guides the national security policy that is extremely demanding. it is the legacy of the post colorado war period and in many ways the cold war, demands that the united states maintain, deployment all over the world and maintain military capacity to go into many regions of the world and defeat regional adversaries, maintain diplomatic influence and presence to be able to resolve many crises in the world, in short, it has the u.s. as the basic world solution to many problems, and my argument is that that posture is becoming insolvent, for a variety of reasons, not only are domestic economic problems that are making our current level of defense expenditures unsus
with me in new york, general jim jones, former national security advisor for president obama. i am pleased to have each of them here on this program to talk about this important topic. michael tell me what the essential argument is that you are outlining in this piece. >> well, yes, the essential argument of the piece is that the current u.s. strategic posture is unsustainable. we have a de facto strategic paradigm that guides the national security policy that is extremely demanding. it...
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a look at president obama's surprise promise in last night's debate. >> tom: that and more tonight on nbr! for the second time in three sessions, u.s. stocks suffered a sharp sell-off. prices fell as weak financial results from corporate america fed fear about the global economy. at the closing bell, the dow shed 243 points, the nasdaq lost 26.5, the s&p dropped almost 21 points, sending markets to levels not seen since early september. the heavy selling came after several household names reported weak quarterly financial reports and lowered their expectations for the rest of the year. 3-m, dupont, and xerox were among those releasing disappointing results. erika miller reports worries about revenues have cast a shadow over the profit picture. >> reporter: yes, it's earnings season. but earnings are not the most important indicator this quarter. it's revenues-- how much money a company makes before expenses. >> profits can go down, profits can go up. sales, you want to see nice steady growth. and when you are seeing big drops in revenues and revenue misses, that's definitely a red fla
a look at president obama's surprise promise in last night's debate. >> tom: that and more tonight on nbr! for the second time in three sessions, u.s. stocks suffered a sharp sell-off. prices fell as weak financial results from corporate america fed fear about the global economy. at the closing bell, the dow shed 243 points, the nasdaq lost 26.5, the s&p dropped almost 21 points, sending markets to levels not seen since early september. the heavy selling came after several household...
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president obama won iowa in 2008, but it's a toss-up this year. he argued today the choice is between a known quantity and a candidate who keeps changing his views. >> trust matters. and... and... and here's the thing. iowa, you know me. you know... you know that i say what i mean and i mean what i say. you could take a videotape of things i've said 10 years ago, 12 years ago and you'd say, man, this is the same guy, has the same values, cares about the same people... ( cheers ) ...doesn't forget where he came from. knows who he's fighting for. ( cheers ) >> brown: the president also told the "des moines register" that if he wins, a big reason will be that republicans "alienated the fastest-growing demographic group in the country, the latino community." he predicted the g.o.p. will join him in finally passing major immigration reform. for his part, romney fired back in reno, nevada. he said the president's been reduced to misplaced attacks on his record. >> with four... four debates behind us, including the vice presidential debate, the president
president obama won iowa in 2008, but it's a toss-up this year. he argued today the choice is between a known quantity and a candidate who keeps changing his views. >> trust matters. and... and... and here's the thing. iowa, you know me. you know... you know that i say what i mean and i mean what i say. you could take a videotape of things i've said 10 years ago, 12 years ago and you'd say, man, this is the same guy, has the same values, cares about the same people... ( cheers )...
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no-fly zone is in effect, except for the world leaders who are landing at o'hare, as president barack obama and a number of world leaders... >> hockenberry: it was a big weekend in chicago. last spring, the president was in town, along with the leaders of nato, to discuss threats to global security and nuclear proliferation. at a huge convention center, the eyes of the world were watching. >> ...that demands global solutions. we came to chicago... (police whistle blows) >> hockenberry: but across town in a small hotel ballroom, the te of the world was also on the agenda. >> everything will be revealed in the second term. >> hockenberry: the eyes of the world might have missed this gathering. >> get ready for your al gore snow job. >> hockenberry: the message here is that man-made global climate change is a myth, a hoax. this conference is an annual pilgrimage for the key skeptics. we came here to understand how they have made their views a mainstream fact of american politics. (applause) they think of themselves as rebels, up against the biggest players in science, government and the media.
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. -- and now michelle obama and las vegas at a campaign rally for president obama. this is about 35 minutes. >> yes! [applause] >> we are going to do this. thank you also much. i am so excited to be here. of course i want to wish you all a happy nevada day! for who? no, it's not my birthday. belated? my birthday is in january. you have not missed it. but thank you, though. i want to thank shelby for everything she is doing on behalf of our kids and the work she's doing on behalf of this campaign. let's give for a round of applause. [applause] i also want to thank landra reid. she as senator reid had been some -- tremendous friends and supporters. they are champions for the state and country. we are proud to have them on our side. also steven horsford. all of whom will make wonderful representatives in congress. [applause] and of course i want to recognize congresswoman berkley who will make a tremendous senator. most of all -- we need her. but most of all, i want to thank all of you. thank you for being here today. thank you for working so hard. i am glad you guys a
. -- and now michelle obama and las vegas at a campaign rally for president obama. this is about 35 minutes. >> yes! [applause] >> we are going to do this. thank you also much. i am so excited to be here. of course i want to wish you all a happy nevada day! for who? no, it's not my birthday. belated? my birthday is in january. you have not missed it. but thank you, though. i want to thank shelby for everything she is doing on behalf of our kids and the work she's doing on behalf of...
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he bowed. >> free obama phones. free obama money. >> wealth redistribution. >> $200 million a day on the india trip. >> why doesn't he show his birth certificate? >> we've got acorn, we've got community organization. >> the rapper common. >> global apology tour. >> death panel. >> the obama indoctrination. >> obama brand reparations. >> obama is destroying this country. >> the mosquing of america. >> we're establishing literally a command center for terrorism right at the 9/11 site. >> jon: literally. it is a literal command center for terrorism that we established at the site of 9/11. why would we do that? [laughter] but we did. literally. who would do such a thing, kill our grandmas, brainwash our children, institute shira law, bankrupt the children with $200 million a day travel habits? setting aside that the president didn't actually do any of those things, why would the president do these things? >> the president's a communist. >> this guy is i believe a racist. >> i think he's marxist. >> he's a natural secula
he bowed. >> free obama phones. free obama money. >> wealth redistribution. >> $200 million a day on the india trip. >> why doesn't he show his birth certificate? >> we've got acorn, we've got community organization. >> the rapper common. >> global apology tour. >> death panel. >> the obama indoctrination. >> obama brand reparations. >> obama is destroying this country. >> the mosquing of america. >> we're...
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and president obama is a president of the united states, not the the of oc. in that case, he doesn't have much control over oil prices. and i have to agree with rick on this one. his green policy -- >> you happily agree with rick. so uncomfortable. his green policies may affect oil five or ten yearsrom now but right now, they're not. it's supply and demand ad gas prices go up and down acrdingly. we should reduce or depend dense on the middle east. >> it's not only the price. victoria is on the mark, it's about foreign oil. in north dakota, huge deposits of gas and oil they're finding, you see the way we' able to get oil from shale through production mhods we didn't know existed 20 years ago, we could become energy sufficient. >> more from canada than any other country and they're not an enemy of hours. there is a huge difference between what president obama is doingnd what governor romney proposes. president obama wants to dictate energy picy fr the white house, which he's been a huge failure at doing. mney wants to putontrol back into the private marketplace
and president obama is a president of the united states, not the the of oc. in that case, he doesn't have much control over oil prices. and i have to agree with rick on this one. his green policy -- >> you happily agree with rick. so uncomfortable. his green policies may affect oil five or ten yearsrom now but right now, they're not. it's supply and demand ad gas prices go up and down acrdingly. we should reduce or depend dense on the middle east. >> it's not only the price....
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barack obama won. martha raddatz escape unscathed mostly. i learned a lot from the first debate. i learned what mitt romney believed, that he was willing to tailor positions for the general electric, that barack obama did not show up and was not engaged. the reason i did was because similar give them the time to do it. -- jim lehrer gave them the time to do it. i think candy crowley did a good job, i think martha rdatz did a good job. i don't know the formula for a good debate. >> it seems that there are two choices here. you can have a moderator who holds their feet to the fire a bit and ask serious questions and is not let them michael around, and martha raddatz was the best example of that. if you are not going to do that, just let them talk to each other and have a bus to go up for time. >> what about the town hall format? >> no, i think i.t. is completely phony. have an impossible standard -- leave them alone, except every once in awhile where they sasay something egregiously false. >> you cannot
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(laughter) but obama -- (cheers and applause) -- obama, obama will bow to anyone! hell, after the debate he bowed to romney's grandson! (laughter) and, folks, great points by romney but it's not just what romney said it's the way he didn't say it. >> the president had a very intent look on his face. i wouldn't describe it as a mean look, i would describe it as a man looking for opportunities to strike. >> governor romney, it seemed to me, had this kind of benign default expression in which he appears to be interested most of the time, he has a slight smile on his face but not a smug one. i wonder if hi his was not the more attractive default expression. (laughter) >> stephen: yes! romney's face totally kicked obama's face's ass. (laughter) jimmy, put up romney's default expression. see? see? that's nice. that reminds me of a benevolent angel watching me shower. (laughter) hi! (laughter) that guy can watch me all day. and, of course, of course, of course mitt was smiling! because he knows he nailed it. >> governor romney did do what he needed to do which was to pres
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you're saying this is a different obama we're seeing? >> yes. when the sun is shining, reality is different. what happened is that we heard the mantra for a long time now. we always knew this would be a close race. well, maybe his handlers did but obama never did. you have to believe inside. now came denver. he began to understand, this is reality. he is in danger of losing, and everything that supported him, all of that sense of vast crowds, imagine what happened yesterday in colorado. i you took a look admit mitt's immense crowds, that evehicled the same tremendous passion that obama had, only it was mitt romney. so you have this enraged president. and it comes out he can't stop, just as biden cannot stop, you cannot stop behaving inappropriately. >> dan. >> the president's campaign but out a 20-page pamphlet. >> a big part of this week, saying, i do have an agenda, responding to the romney criticism that he doesn't for the second term. >> exactly. and senior democrats have been saying that because romney put out this substantive economic plan
you're saying this is a different obama we're seeing? >> yes. when the sun is shining, reality is different. what happened is that we heard the mantra for a long time now. we always knew this would be a close race. well, maybe his handlers did but obama never did. you have to believe inside. now came denver. he began to understand, this is reality. he is in danger of losing, and everything that supported him, all of that sense of vast crowds, imagine what happened yesterday in colorado. i...